2018 – 2019 Annual Report

Pain-free mobility for all Canadians

Annual Report 2016 – 2017

Message from the President/Chair of the Board, 2018-19

I am pleased to introduce this Annual Report by telling you that the Canadian

Orthopaedic Foundation had another tremendous year, with growth in all three of

our program areas: research, education and patient care. All of this growth, of

course, is only possible with our fundraising success – all of which is documented

in the pages of this annual report.

First, our main story: our research program continued to grow this year. Challenged

by the Canadian Orthopaedic Association 3 years ago to significantly increase research

support, we have succeeded. During the COA Annual Meeting, held in Montreal in June

2019 I had the privilege of calling up our research recipients to receive their awards from our

Patron, Dr. Cecil Rorabeck. This year, we presented 7 CORL grants, one additional grant over the anticipated 6.

This speaks volumes about the quality of applications our Research Committee received this year. As well, we

introduced a new award: The Robin Richards Best Paper Award for Upper Extremity Research. This program was made

possible by a very generous donation by Dr. Richards, and we are thrilled with this addition to our research and

awards program. All in all, we presented 13 awards and grants this year. See the details later in this report.

Our education resources continue to be accessed through our virtual library. In the spring, we introduced a new

resource for shoulder surgery. Thanks to the Canadian Shoulder and Elbow Society for funding this much-needed

resource, and for contributing the content.

The COF provides specific care to patients through Ortho Connect, a program where we connect pre-surgical

patients with specially-trained volunteers who have experienced similar surgeries. And we provide specific support

to those with hip or knee osteoarthritis through the GLA:D program, led by our knowledge translation division,

Bone and Joint Canada. This year, the program continued to grow; since its inception in 2016, GLA:D has been

accessed by more than 3000 patients led by 800 trained clinicians in 165 clinics in 9 provinces and 1 territory in

Canada.

Of course, none of our success is possible without financial resources, and we were fortunate this year to have

support from industry, surgeons, patients, and general public. Check out our donor appreciation pages 9 and 10.

I’d like to take a moment, too, to recognize our volunteers – more than 150 Ortho Connect volunteers delivering

front line services, and those devoted to fundraising: Our golf tournament planning committee which led our

signature event to victory with more than $100,000 gross raised; and our Major Gifts cabinet, charged with making

sure resources are available for our programs.

No organization runs without leadership, and I am especially grateful to our Board of Directors, those surgeons

and professionals who provide expertise and oversight of the Foundation’s Governance. See the list of Directors on

the back cover. All of our operations are carried out by a lean staff of only 3 very capable and committed people,

and the Directors thank them for their dedication to the COF over this past year.

Read more about our progress in the pages of this Annual Report. And join me in celebrating victory as we move

towards our vision: Pain Free Mobility for All Canadians.

Dr. Pierre GuyPresident and Chair, 2018-19

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Making an Impact: GLA:D™ Canada: Managing hip and knee osteoarthritis acrossthe country

Through 2018, work was undertaken across the country to continue to launch the Good Lifewith osteoArthritis from Denmark (GLA:D) program. The GLA:D program is an exercise andeducation program that has been shown to reduce the progression of symptoms of individualswith hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA). Through the division of Bone and Joint Canada, trainingcourses were held to train clinicians, including physiotherapists, chiropractors and kinesiologiststo host the program, and the database was expanded to collect data from patients in 7provinces. The report “Implementation and Outcomes” provides the data analysed from participants who went through the program up to the end of 2018. The report highlights thatthe implementation strategy has been effective in launching sites across Canada with:

• 20 courses provided to train health care professionals

• 760 clinicians trained of which 74% are physiotherapists

• 154 sites launching in 7 provinces

The program tracks patients’ outcomes at baseline, 3 months and 1 year including pain,function, physical activity levels and quality of life. The findings show that 82.5% of individualsare satisfied with the program and 86% of patients found the program to be 4 or over on ascale of 0 – 5 where 0 is not at all beneficial and 5 is very beneficial. Regarding clinical improvement the data findsthat the program has resulted in improvements to patients’ symptoms with the 3 months’ results showing:

• a mean 26% improvement in pain

• over 30% of individuals experiencing a marked improvement in activities of daily living and sports and recreation

• over 40% of individuals experiencing a marked improvement in quality of life

These results are sustained at 12 months.

The growth of the program has resulted in it being available through multipleproviders including chiropractic and physiotherapy clinics as well as wellnesscentres. The majority of the sites are privately funded however there are some sitesthat are providing the program in publicly funded settings. This includes a pilotproject in Ontario that is evaluating the program for patients that have gonethrough a consultation for a hip or knee joint replacement and are not considereda surgical candidate.

Additional work has been undertaken to support the implementation of the programinto all provinces and territories in Canada including implementation of our recentlycompleted French translation of the program. We are next identifying a site for ourfuture launch in Quebec.

On an international basis the GLA:D program is also gaining traction across the world and is available in 4 othercountries: Denmark, China, Australia and Switzerland, and is being launched in New Zealand. As such GLA:D™Canada has undertaken work to align the data collection in Canada with the other countries so that analysis can becompleted to improve the program and the outcomes for patients.

The GLA:D program has been acknowledged internationally with the researchers, Dr Ewa Roos and Dr. SørenSkou winning the 2019 Value Based HealthCare (VBHC) Prize. The VBHC Prize rewards and recognizes inspiring initiatives that have adopted a fundamentally new line of thinking in creating excellent patient value in terms ofreal outcomes, real connections, and one common language.

The GLA:D™ Canada program is a testament to the commitment of numerous individuals across the country who have worked hard to develop the infrastructure for the program as well as communicate with the stakeholdersincluding the clinicians, industry partners, policy makers and patients.

“I feel empowered to

manage my OA equipped

with the knowledge that

pain can be influenced by

distraction, exercise and

physical activity. The GLA:D

program was a life-altering

embodied experience and the

catalyst for implementing

monumental lifestyle

changes.”

Maureen, ON

Maureen and the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College GLA:D traning staff

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Achievements: 2018-19RESEARCH, GRANTS AND AWARDS

Goal:

Ensure that Canada remains a leader on the world-wide orthopaedic research stage. This year, theCOF succeeded in its goal to expand its research, grants and awards program.

Overview:

• Awarded the prestigious J. Édouard Samson Award.

• Awarded 7 research grants through the Canadian Orthopaedic Research Legacy (CORL) competition,advancing innovative research in centres across Canada.

• Awarded 3 special grants for research: the Carroll A. Laurin, Robert B. Salter and Cy Frank Awards.

• Presented the Bones and Phones Scholarship to an outstanding resident.

• Awarded the Anica Bitenc Travelling Fellowship.

• Presented the second Community Innovation Awards to orthopaedic researchers working in thecommunity.

• Announced the Best Paper award for Shoulder and Elbow orthopaedics, presented in partnershipwith the Canadian Shoulder and Elbow Society.

• Presented grants for orthopaedic programs in several hospitals, thanks to funds raised by surgeonteams through Hip Hip Hooray!

Details:

J. Édouard Samson Award: Recognizing career orthopaedic researchDr. Michelle Ghert (Hamilton, ON): “The Prophylactic Antibiotic Regimens in Tumour Surgery (PARITY) Trial:Unprecedented international collaboration in orthopaedic oncology”

Carroll A. Laurin Award: Best new clinical researchDr. Geoffrey P. Wilkin (Ottawa, ON) – “Periacetabular Osteotomy with and without ArthroscopicManagement of Central Compartment Pathology”

2018-19 researchgrant recipients

receive theirawards

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Robert B. Salter Award: Best new basic science researchDr. Sasha Carsen, Dr. T. Mark Campbell and Dr. F. J. Dilworth (Ottawa, ON) – “Determining the optimal bone-derivedstem cell source for cartilage regeneration in the treatment of osteoarthritis”

Cy Frank Award: Excellence in innovation in collaboration with the Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society

Dr. Darren L. de SA (Hamilton, ON) – “Soft-tissue QUadriceps autograft ACL-reconstruction in the Skeletally-immature vs.Hamstrings (SQUASH): A Multi-Centre Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial”

Canadian Orthopaedic Research Legacy (CORL) Grants: New and innovative orthopaedic researchDr. Hesham Abdelbary (Ottawa, ON) – “Developing a new therapeutic approach to Improve Treatment of Periprosthetic JointInfections Using a Novel, and Clinically Representative Hip Replacement Rat Model”

Dr. Anthony Adili (Hamilton, ON) – “Topicals for Osteoarthritis Pain in Knee Surgery (TOPIKS): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial”

Dr. Bashar Alolabi (Hamilton, ON) – “Randomized control trial of ultrasound-guided erector spinae block (ESP) versus shoul-der periarticular anesthetic infiltration (PAI) for pain control after arthroscopic shoulder surgery”

Dr. Eric Bohm (Winnipeg, MB) – “Randomized controlled trial of staged versus simultaneous bilateral knee arthroplasty”

Dr. Michael J. Monument (Calgary, AB) – “Sting Activation as an Immunotherapy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma”

Dr. Diane Nam (Toronto, ON) – “The microbiome: can it influence fracture healing?”

Dr. Neil White (Calgary, AB) – “The C3PO Trial – Canadian Prospective Pragmatic Perilunate Outcomes Trial”

Community Innovation Awards: Celebrating community-based surgeonsDr. James McInnes (Victoria, BC) – “Smoking Cessation prior to Elective Surgery: Quality Improvement in a Centralized Intake Clinic Model – Assessment to Implementation”

Dr. Scott Wiens (Grande Prairie, AB) – “Using patient reported outcomes and mobility monitoring to optimize hospital carefor patients undergoing knee arthroplasty”

Bones and Phones Scholarship: Resident award for contribution to advancing musculoskeletal healthDr. Supriya Singh (Western University) for her role in the “NYOTA Project”

CSES Best Paper Award in partnership with the Canadian Shoulder and Elbow Society

Pan Am Clinic Orthopaedic Research Group (Winnipeg, MB) – “Arthroscopic Bankart Repair with and without ArthroscopicInfraspinatus Remplissage in Anterior Shoulder Instability with Hill-Sachs Defect: Randomized Controlled Trial”

Anica Bitenc Travelling Fellowship – Support for a Travelling Fellow from Croatia, Serbia or SloveniaDr. Tomislav Palibrk (Serbia)

The following grants were made possible through Hip Hip Hooray! fundraising efforts

Banff Sport Medicine Foundation (Banff, AB): Support for a research study examining ACL reconstruction: “The influence ofMeniscal Pathology on Clinical, Functional and Patient-reported Outcomes following ACL Reconstruction”

Saskatoon City Hospital (Saskatoon, SK): Support for the Division of Orthopaedics’ participation in multiple ongoing researchstudies

St. Michael’s Hospital (Toronto, ON): Support for orthopaedic clinical research in joint replacement surgery

Sunnybrook / Holland Orthopaedic & Arthritic Centre (Toronto, ON): Support for printing patient education booklets

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Achievements: 2018-19 (con’t)

EDUCATION

Goal: Provide reliable, surgeon-approved resources to help patients through their orthopaedic journey.

Overview:

• Virtual library was accessed regularly by patients, caregivers and others. Booklets and videos formany orthopaedic areas are available in the virtual library at www.whenithurtstomove.org

• Collaborated with the Canadian Shoulder & Elbow Society to create a new Shoulder patient booklet

• Paper copies of educational resources were provided to clinics and individuals who requested them.

• Smoking cessation program was provided to those preparing for surgery, ensuring greater surgical success.

• Individuals received practical education and tips through our OrthoLink newsletter, distributed three times per year.

Details:

Virtual library: Throughout the year, there were more than 105,491 visits to the COF website (www.whenithurtstomove.org)where patients and their caregivers and families were able to access our virtual library of educational resources. In addition,we distributed 11,400 paper copies of booklets and brochures to orthopaedic clinics and patients.

Shoulder patient education booklet: Work began on the creation of a new education booklet to support patients requir-ing shoulder treatment.

Smoking Cessation program: we shipped brochures to clinics and patients across the country to aid in their efforts tostop smoking prior to surgery. Patients are able to access the brochure directly on line in our virtual library.

CARE

Goal:

Provide evidence-based, reliable support to people dealing with orthopaedic issues.

Overview:

• Through Ortho Connect, orthopaedic patients preparing for surgery can talk to a trained volunteer who has gonethrough similar surgery.The program helps to lessen the isolation and fear that many people feel as they prepare forsurgery.

• Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:DTM Canada), an education and exercise program designed to helpthose with hip and knee osteoarthritis, continues to grow. Delivered by our division, Bone and Joint Canada, physiotherapists and other healthcare providers continue to be trained to deliver GLA:D to their patients and clients

Details:

Ortho Connect: This past year, we successfully matched more than 80 patients who were preparing for surgery with our trainedvolunteers. Patients shared their concerns and learned from volunteers about hip and knee replacements, shoulder surgery,spine surgery, foot and ankle surgery, and more.

GLA:DTM Canada, launched in 2016 through funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, expanded into additional provinces.At March 31, 2019, provinces running the program included British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario,New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador and the Northwest Territories. More than800 trained healthcare professionals delivered the program in 165 clinics to 3,324 patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis. Theprogram tracks patient outcomes at baseline, 3 months and 1 year. Findings show that, on average, patients reported a 26%improvement in pain and 40% of individuals noted an improvement in quality of life.

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“Your Foot & Ankle Surgerybooklet is well-written, concise and very easy to understand. Thank you.” Denise, ON

“Your [info sheets] are greatlyused in our introduction to hipand knee OA classes. We findthem enormously useful.” orthopaedic clinic, BC

Powering Pain Free Movement

In 2016 the COF launched a new major gifts program aimed at raising funds to grow its researchprogram significantly, and to continue its investment in education and patient care. The COF isreaching out to orthopedic subspecialty surgeons to help shape out this improved program,which we expect will identify avenues for research to best meet patient needs. We foreseeindustry, surgeons and the public will join this campaign. Dr. Cecil Rorabeck, OrthopaedicSurgeon and an officer of the Order of Canada, who served as the COF’s Patron for the campaign, has agreed to renew his term to help lead the efforts.

The third year of the campaign continued to be very successful as campaign targets were onceagain exceeded, enhancing the COF’s ability to maintain its education and care programs and tocontinue the growth of its research program.

Powering Pain Free Movement partners are contributing to a vibrant, world-class Foundation.

2018-19 Powering Pain Free Movement Partners

2018-19 COF Patron Dr. Cecil Rorabeck, OC, MD,FRCSC, Professor Emeritus,Western University

Benefactor

DePuy Synthes Canada

Wright Medical Technology Inc.

Supporters

Friend

Sunnybrook Orthopaedic Associates

Nelson Arthur Hyland Foundation

Bayer Inc.

Dr. Albert J. M. Yee

Leader

Dr. Robin Richards

Dr. Cecil H. Rorabeck

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Fundraising Events

Two signature events contributed to the success of the COF during the year and enabled theFoundation to advance its mission.

The seventh annual Bad to the Bone Charity Golf Classic was held on June 25, 2018 at WoodenSticks Golf Club. Sherry Bassin, former hockey executive, hosted the event, welcoming morethan 133 people to the event, including hockey fans, surgeons and well-known hockey celebrities.Golfers enjoyed a great day on the course, followed by an evening banquet and live auction.

The 2018 Bad to the Bone Charity Golf Classic raised $108,000.

The Hip Hip Hooray! program raised funds in three ways:

• Through a direct mail program and virtual walk, supported by orthopaedic patients and COF donors

• Through an in-person 1 km fun walk held in Saskatoon on September 29, 2018

• Through a virtual walk challenge, supported by orthopaedic clinics and patients participating in theirown events.

The 2018 Hip Hip Hooray! program raised $75,081 in support of the COF’s programs of research, education and care; and, through a revenue sharing agreement, clinics that participated receivedcommunity grants towards orthopaedic programs in their local communities.

Sherry Bassin

Saskatoon Hip Hip Hooray! Fun Walk“I found the [peer] support

that I was given prior to my

operation and shortly after-

wards to be very helpful.

The resources supplied

were excellent and the

videos quite helpful.”

Margaret, BC

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Condensed Statement of Financial PositionAs at March 31, 2019

ASSETS 2019 2018Current Assets 1,533,477 1,485,439Equipment 1,436 600Intangible Assets 8,014 11,448Long Term Investments 129,927 28,050 $1,672,854 $1,525,537

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETSCurrent 417,957 450,032Net Assets 1,254,897 1,075,505 $1,672,854 $1,525,537

Statement of OperationsRevenueReceipted donations 319,990 290,702Non-receipted donations 38,040 44,473Gifts from other charities 23,693 17,930Government funding 0 0All other revenue 638,122 652,990Total revenue: $1,019,845 $1,006,095

ExpensesCharitable programs & research 728,437 779,098Management & administration 103,154 116,322Fundraising 107,756 105,833Gifts to other registered charities and qualified donees 0 0Other 0 0Total expenses: $939,347 $1,001,253

Excess (Deficiency) of Revenue over Expenses $80,498 $4,842

The Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation’s finances were audited by Henderson Partners LLP. Complete financial statements are available upon request.

Your Donations Hard At WorkBe assured that your donations are prudently invested. Through your support you make adifference in the lives of others, enabling the COF to deliver on its mission of orthopaedicresearch, education and care.

Charitable Programming 78%

Management & Administration 11%

Fundraising 11%

“It was great to be able tospeak to a person whowent through the sametype of surgery that I’mfacing; having them sharetheir experience.” Helga, BC

“My conversation with the Ortho Connect volunteerreally helped me. She answered my questions and assisted me to preparefor surgery” R.D., BC

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Thank You to Our Club 206 Donors List reflects donations made between April 2018 and March 2019

$1000+ Frederick Brooks-Hill David Dunsmore Gerald Heffernan MRM Corporation Elaine and Len Parry Sandra Pierce Sisters of Providence of

St. Vincent De Paul Shanna Young $500 $999 Karen Auzins Heather Bergstrom Duracon Concrete Corp Claude Lamoureux David Lang Douglas E. Langs Lewis Jackson and Dale

Gardiner Foundation Kerby Lowen Norm MacEachern Gordon C. Mouland Sisters of Saint Martha Grace E. Speer William Vermeer Charles J. Wilson

$206 $499 Keith Adamson David and Robin Archibald Hugh Armstrong Olive Barr Karel Boon Nelder Boulton Evelyn F. Bowersock Rea Braithwaite Robert Cameron Nancy E. Carson Tony Chervinsky Sherry Chipurda Martha K. Clendenning Joan Cunnington Jane K. Davidson Murray Dickson Peter W. Donner Elizabeth M. Durling Patterson Family Geno Francolini Nellie Funk Richard Funk Sharon Funk Kenneth W. Gee Charles George Clara Geul Judy D. Gibson

Robert & Joanne Gloin Gracie Goodwin Wendy Gore-Hickman Salvator S. Hara Patricia L. Hildebrandt Yvonne Hoff Amy Ingratta Shelby L. Jones Gerry D. Kitson Nicholas R. Liley Wendy Dawn Long Jim MacDonald Renate Mair Michael Manley-Casimir Esterina Mastronardi Jonathan McRae James Milliken George A. Milne Ruth Morrison Hugh K. Munro Rodney H. Murrell Herb D. Neufeld Lucille M. Otero Jean Park Dan Parliament John C. Payne Susan L. Pearl

Audrey Penney Leslie Quackenbush Paul Romanuk Arthur G. Ryman Clare Shields Ruth E. Shillington James R. Simpson Coreta Small Linda E. Spires Monty Starks Mary Lou Strathdee Ronley Sutherland Bruce Thomas Scott Thompson John G. Thomson David A. Unger Elaine M. Valleau Beverly Vetter Leo J. Walsh David A. Weir William Westaway Gerald J. White Alan Williams Patricia M. Williamson Joseph H. Wright Marilyn Wright Ann D. Zwick

Thank you for your generous donation The Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation is grateful to all who contribute and we are pleased to recognize donor gifts publicly. We ask those who do not wish to have their names included on our donor recognition pages to contact us at mailbox@canorth.org. The COF is committed to honouring donor wishes.

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Thank You to Our Surgeon Donors List reflects donations made between June 2018 and May 2019

Thank you for your generous donation to your foundation.

Antoine GaspardGordon R. GoplenJan L. HenningEdward A. HewinsRobert M. HollinsheadGeorge J. KoppertStephen F. KwanPaul M. LeungMichael McCaffreyMatthew R. MenonMichael MoranKishore MulpuriPeter J. O'BrienHossein Pakzad-SedighWilliam R. RennieC. Glen RichardsonSteven J. RichieCleo C. RogakouPrism SchneiderKevin SmitCobus SmithJohn Y. SongJonathan F. StonePaul Van ZylJoel M. Werier

Up to $100J. Rod DaveyMichaela KopkaJessica PageSourendra Sean RautBrendan SheehanMarc-Andre TremblayNeil J. White

*Current Monthly Donors

Foundation PatronCecil Rorabeck

$50,000+Robin R. RichardsCecil Rorabeck

$10,000 – $49,999Sunnybrook Orthopaedic Associates

$1,000 – $9,999Paul-Edgar Beaulé*R. Cole Beavis*Gregory M. BuchkoChristopher CameronWilliam N. DustNelson V. GreidanusKevin A. HildebrandIsla HorvathMarc IslerGeoffrey H. Johnston*Douglas E. Kayler*Anthony E. KingKevin KooHans J. KrederR. Mervyn LettsSteven J. MacDonald*Barry W. MalcolmEdward C. MassonRobert W. McGrawMichelle O'NeillKevin G. Orrell*Surendra K. PatelPeter R. RockwoodPeter C. Schuringa*Douglas Thomson*Pascal-Andre VendittoliJames P. WaddellVeronica WadeyAlbert J. YeeAlastair S. Younger

Michael H. FordPatrick D. HenrySteven A. HoeyRichard JenkinsonPeter Lapner*Paul MarksJeffrey G. McKerrellDiane NamUnni NarayananBheeshma RaviJoseph SchatzkerDavid J. StephenGanesh SwamyS. Sebastian TomescuDavid WassersteinJason R. WerleTracy L. WilsonC. Stewart Wright

$100 – $249Abdurrahman AlbadawiGeorge S. AthwalChristina BakirAmerigo BalatriThomas A. BarnhillHeather BarskeBrian G. BlackEarl R. BogochHeather BrienJohn C. CameronSasha CarsenOlivia Y. ChengJames A. CollicuttNorbert DionPeter J. DrydenRejean DumaisR.H. Brett DunlopStephen FrenchIan Fyfe

$500 – $999Etienne BelzileEric Bohm*Richard Buckley Professional Corporation

Chad P. ColesSukhdeep DulaiMichael J. DunbarPeter FergusonJeffrey D. GollishPierre GuyS. Mark HeardLaurie A. HiemstraJames G. JarvisGraham J. KingJustin LeBlanc*Ross K. LeightonBrendan D. LewisRonald C. MonsonMichael J. MonumentMarc J. MoreauDavid R. NelsonMarkku NousiainenBryan R. RittenhouseDavid Sauder*David M. ShepsFranklin H. SimJohn StreetMarvin TileDarius Viskontas

$250 – $499John Antoniou*Terry AxelrodAshokchand BaburamJ. Thomas BertoiaHugh U. CameronAlan B. ConnellyJoel A. Finkelstein

Annual Report 2018 – 2019

Board of Directors 2018-19

Chair and PresidentDr. Pierre Guy, Vancouver, BC

Past ChairDr. Geoffrey H. Johnston, Victoria, BC

Vice-ChairDr. Hans J. Kreder, Toronto, ON

TreasurerMs. Kathryn A. Smith, Ancaster, ON

SecretaryMr. Michael A. Spears, Toronto, ON

Directors:Mr. Sherwood Bassin, Oshawa, ONDr. Etienne Belzile, Ste-Foy, QCDr. Richard E. Buckley, Calgary, ABDr. Chad P. Coles, Halifax, NSDr. Sukhdeep Dulai, Edmonton, ABDr. William N. Dust, Saskatoon, SKMr. James L. Hall, Erin, ONMs. Whitney Hammond, Burlington, ONDr. Kevin A. Hildebrand, Calgary, ABDr. Ross K. Leighton, Halifax, NS

AdministrationMs. Isla Horvath, Executive Director and CEO

Medical & Scientific Review CommitteeDirector Members:Chair: Dr. William Dust Dr. Sukhdeep DulaiMembers:Dr. Peter Dryden, Victoria, BCMs. Kira Ellis, Calgary, ABDr. Jennifer Fletcher, Saint John, NBDr. Yves Laflamme, Montreal, QCDr. Brendan D. Lewis, Corner Brook, NLDr. Stefan Parent, Montreal, QCDr. John Theodoropoulos, Toronto, ON Dr. Veronica Wadey, Toronto, ONDr. Albert Yee, Toronto, ON Ms. Janice Young, Gander, NL

Research CommitteeChair / Director Member: Dr. Richard E. Buckley Members:Dr. Erin Boynton, Toronto, ON Dr. Brian F. Eames, Saskatoon, SKDr. Nelson Greidanus, Vancouver, BC

Vision, Mission and Values

The Vision and Mission of the Canadian Orthopaedic

Foundation serve as our focus for how we will operate

our organization. We will meet the challenges of our

Mission with the high levels of integrity and respect

that our staff, volunteers, supporters and public deserve

and expect from a Canadian health-centred charity.

Our Vision:

Pain-free mobility for all Canadians.

Our Mission:

To achieve excellence in bone & joint health and

mobility by advancing musculoskeletal research,

education and care.

Our Values:

People: We work in the interest of orthopaedic

patients, their families, and the professionals who

treat them and for the future of any Canadian who

may require orthopaedic care.

Making a Healthy Difference: We contribute to the

health of our communities and our nation by working

with volunteers, patients, professionals, government

and industry toward timely and quality access to

bone and joint care.

Good Governance: We are committed to excellence

in the governance of our organization and will do so

ethically, morally, according to the law, and toward

the achievement of our Mission.

Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation

P.O. 1036 Toronto, ON M5K 1P2

Tel: 416-410-2341 • Fax: 416-352-5078

Web: www.whenithurtstomove.org

Registered Charity Number:

89059 4740 RR0001